The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

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Hailed by Jerome Frank as "the best book that exists on the subject, today and for the foreseeable future," Irvin D. Yalom's The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has long been the standard text in its field. Indeed, in a survey reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, it was cited as one of the ten most influential psychiatry publications of the past decade, and it was one of the very few judged to be of "seminal or lasting value."In this completely revised and expanded fourth editionupdated to reflect the American Psychiatric Association's latest diagnostic manual, the DSM-IVDr. Yalom presents the most recent developments in the field, drawing on nearly a decade of new research as well as his own broad clinical wisdom and experience. This edition features new sections on combining individual and group therapy, the latest information about brief group therapy, and how to modify group work to deal with the newly emerging homogeneous focal groups (including survivor groups), as well as updated references and new clinical vignettes drawn from the author's recent practice.Throughout, Dr. Yalom has updated the style and content of the chapters, while retaining valid research and clinical observations. Illustrating the text are vivid cases from nearly two thousand group sessions that he has led over the past decade.The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapyis an informative text that is at once scholarly and lively. This new edition is the most up-to-date, incisive, and comprehensive text on group therapy available today.

Preface

xi

1. The Therapeutic Factors

1

(16)

Instillation of Hope

4

(1)

Universality

5

(3)

Imparting Information

8

(4)

Altruism

12

(1)

The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group

13

(2)

Development of Socializing Techniques

15

(1)

Imitative Behavior

16

(1)

2. Interpersonal Learning

17

(30)

The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships

17

(7)

The Corrective Emotional Experience

24

(4)

The Group as Social Microcosm

28

(9)

The Social Microcosm: A Dynamic Interaction

37

(2)

Recognition of Behavioral Patterns in the Social Microcosm

39

(2)

The Social Microcosm--Is It Real?

41

(1)

Overview

42

(2)

Transference and Insight

44

(3)

3. Group Cohesiveness

47

(22)

The Importance of Group Cohesiveness

49

(5)

Mechanism of Action

54

(13)

Summary

67

(2)

4. The Therapeutic Factors: An Integration

69

(37)

Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: The Patient's View

71

(26)

Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: Differences Between Patients' and Therapists' Views